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Awards Editors' Choice Award
Best Overall Home Printer
 Best Buy Award
Budget Document Printer
Best Buy Award
Best Budget All-in-One Printer
Top Pick Award
Lowest Operating Costs
Price $549 List
$629.99 at Amazon		$450 List
$349.00 at Amazon		$160 List
$99.99 at Amazon		$220 List
$194.20 at Amazon		$280 List
$183.88 at Amazon
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Pros Great text, intuitive interface, fast print speedsFast printing, bright colors for images, great text quality, all in one capabilitiesMultiple connectivity options, straightforward interface, acceptable performance across all metricsSturdy, well-built, awesome interface, strong all-around performanceLow operating costs, multiple functions
Cons Expensive, large, only okay graphic printingTouchscreen hard to navigate, bulky, unintuitive interfaceLarge footprint, only one paper tray, requires HP inkProprietary ink onlyMediocre image quality, slower printing speeds
Bottom Line This multi-function printer offers a great balance of quality and versatility for any home officeGreat for an office that is looking for an all-in-one, produces high quality text and images but wouldn't use this printer for printing photosA happy medium of low operating cost with quality document performance makes this printer a good pick for home office useA strong all-around printer where photo and graphic printing, cost efficiency, user interface, and print speed all score wellSuper low operating costs and a wide range of abilities make this printer an affordable option
Rating Categories HP Color LaserJet P... Canon Color imageCL... HP OfficeJet 8015e... Epson Workforce Pro... Epson EcoTank ET-2800
Text Quality (25%)
10.0
10.0
7.0
7.5
6.0
Graphics and Photos (25%)
5.8
5.0
7.5
6.3
4.8
Operating Cost (25%)
7.3
7.4
7.3
7.6
10.0
Ease of Use (15%)
8.7
6.9
7.8
7.3
6.0
Printing Speed (10%)
9.2
9.1
7.6
6.8
4.2
Specs HP Color LaserJet P... Canon Color imageCL... HP OfficeJet 8015e... Epson Workforce Pro... Epson EcoTank ET-2800
Type Laser All-in-one laser All-in-one inkjet All-in-one inkjet All-in-one inkjet
Capabilities Print, scan, copy, fax Print, scan, copy, fax Print, scan, copy Print, scan, copy, fax Print, scan, copy
Estimated Lifetime Cost of Ownership $972 $862 $646 $634 $301
Resolution (Black) 600 x 600 dpi 1200 x 1200 dpi 1200 x 1200 dpi 4800 x 1200 dpi 5760 x 1440 dpi
Resolution (Color) 600 x 600 dpi 1200 x 1200 dpi 4800 x 1200 dpi 4800 x 1200 dpi 5760 x 1440 dpi
Supported Paper Sizes Letter(8.5 x 11); Legal(8.5 x 14); Executive(7.2 x 10.5); Oficio 8.5x13(8.5 x 13); 4 x 6(4 x 6); 5 x 8(5 x 8); A4(8.3 x 11.7); A5(5.8 x 8.3); A6(4.1 x 5.8); B5(JIS)(7.2 x 10.1); B6(JIS)(5 x 7.2); 10x15cm (3.9 x 5.9); Oficio 216x340 mm(8.5 x 13.4); 16K 195x270mm(7.6 x 10.6); 16K 184x260mm(7.2 x 10.2); 16K 197x273mm(7.8 x 10.7); Postcard (JIS)(3.9 x 5.8); Double Postcard(JIS)(5.8 x 7.9); Envelope #10(4.1 x 9.5); Envelope Monarch(3.9 x 7.5); Envelope B5(6.9 x 9.8); Envelope C5(6.4 x 9); Envelope DL(4.3 x 8.7); A5-R(8.3 x 5.8); Standard Cassette / 1‐sheet Manual Feed Slot: 3" x 5" to 8.5" x 14" Letter; Legal; Government Legal; Executive; Statement; 4 x 6 in; 5 x 7 in; 13 x 18 cm; 8 x 10 in; 10 x 15 cm; L; Photo 2L; Envelope( #10, Monarch, 5.5 bar); Card (4 x 6 in, 5 x 8 in) 3.5 x 5", 4 x 6", 5 x 7", 8 x 10",8.5 x 11", 8.5 x 14", A4, A6, half letter, executive 4 x 6", 5 x 7", A6, Half Letter, Letter, A4,
Executive, Legal, User definable (from 2.2 x 3.4" to 8.5 x 47.2")
Measured Dimensions (excludes extensions) 16.5" x 16.6" x 13.2" 17.8" x 18.2" x 16.3" 18.1" x 13.4" x 9.2" 14.8" x 13.7" x 9.1" 14.8" x 22.8" x 10.0"
Measured Weight 41.2 lb 48.5 lb 18 lb 15.0 lb 9.3 Ib
Paper Handling Input 250 Sheets 250 Sheets standard cassette, 1 sheet manual feed slot 225 Sheets 250 Sheets 100 Sheets plain paper, 20 sheets
photo paper
Monthly Duty Cycle 40,000 Pages Not specified 20,000 Pages 5,000 Pages Not specified
Auto 2-Sided Printing Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Ink Cost per Ream: B/W $26.67 $26.40 $34.98 $28.56 $1.55
Ink Cost per Ream: Color $34.40 $31.60 $22.21 $23.94 $0.93
Claimed Pages Per Minute 22 22 24 15 10 (black)
5 (color)
Measured Pages per Minute: Single-Sided B/W 19 18 15 24 10
Connectivity Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port; built-in Fast Ethernet 10/100/1000 Base-TX network port, 802.11n 2.4/5GHz wireless, Fax port, Front Host USB USB 2.0 High‐Speed, 10/100/1000Base‐T/TX Ethernet (Network), Wi‐Fi 802.11b/g/n, Wi‐Fi Direct Connection 1 Wireless 802.11a/b/g/n 100Mbps Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, USB 2.0 Hi-Speed USB
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)9
Wi-Fi Direct
Operating System Compatibility Windows 11; Windows 10; Windows 8; Windows 8.1; Windows 7; Windows Vista; Windows Server; macOS 10.12 Sierra; macOS 10.13 High Sierra; macOS 10.14 Mojave; macOS 10.15 Catalina; Linux; UNIX Windows 11 / 10 / 8.1 / Windows Server 2012 / 2012 R2 / 2016 / 2019 / 2022, Mac OS X (10.11 or later) Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7,Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit, Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit (SP1), Windows Server 2012 64-bit, Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit, Windows Server 2016, Chrome OS Windows XP and Windows Vista not supported Windows 10
Windows 8, 8.1 (32-bit, 64-bit)
Windows 7 (32-bit, 64-bit)
Mac OS X 10.6 — macOS 10.13.x11		 Windows 10, Windows 8, 8.1 (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows 7 (32-
bit, 64-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit), Windows Server 10
2003 SP2 or later, 2008, 2008R2, 2012, 2012R2, 2016,
2019, 2016
Mac OS X 10.6.8 — macOS 10.15.x11